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Is fear of failure a bad thing when starting a business?

Peter Josty
March 6, 2024

Fear of failure can have both negative and positive effects when starting a business, says thought leader Peter Josty, executive director of the Centre for Innovation Studies in Calgary.

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Organizations:	Business Development Bank of Canada, Centre for Innovation Studies, and Harvard University
People:	Gabriella Cacciotti, James Hayton, and Peter Josty
Topics:	Canada's global ranking in fear of failure rate, COVID-19 pandemic, critical skills for entrepreneurial success, fear of failure and gender, fear of failure when starting a business, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, Harvard Business Review, knowledge, skills and experience required to start a business, positive and negative impacts of fear of failure when starting a business, rate of startup launches in Canada, sources of fear of failure when starting a business, survival rate of new businesses, Total early-stage entrepreneurs (TEA measure), and ways to mitigate fear of failure when starting a business

Is fear of failure a bad thing when starting a business?

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